猛追|もうついmoutsui[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbhot pursuit; hot chase
Conjugation
Dictionary form猛追する(もうついする)
Polite (masu)猛追します(もうついします)
Negative (nai)猛追しない(もうついしない)
polite (masen)猛追しません(もうついしません)
classical zu / nu猛追せず・猛追せぬ(もうついせず・もうついせぬ)
Past (ta)猛追した(もうついした)
polite (mashita)猛追しました(もうついしました)
Past negative (nakatta)猛追しなかった(もうついしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)猛追しませんでした(もうついしませんでした)
Te form猛追して(もうついして)
Potential猛追できる(もうついできる)
Passive猛追される(もうついされる)
Causative猛追させる(もうついさせる)
Causative passive猛追させられる(もうついさせられる)
Conditional (ba)猛追すれば(もうついすれば)
tara猛追したら(もうついしたら)
Volitional猛追しよう(もうついしよう)
polite (mashou)猛追しましょう(もうついしましょう)
Imperative猛追しろ(もうついしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym追っかけるおっかけるCasualColloquial verb for chasing or running after someone or something, also used for pursuing idols; 「猛追」 is written, news-style language stressing fierce momentum.
  • Related追跡ついせきNeutralNeutral term for chasing a fleeing person or tracking something in an investigation; 「猛追」 stresses fierce momentum, often chasing the leader in a race.
  • Related追尾ついびWrittenWritten/formal term for tailing or shadowing something, as in radar tracking; unlike 「猛追」 it carries no sense of fierce momentum.
  • Antonym逃走とうそうWrittenWritten/formal word for fleeing or escaping; it is the opposite of the fierce pursuit expressed by 「猛追」.
  • Antonym撤退てったいWrittenWritten/formal word for withdrawing or pulling back, as from a position; it stands opposite the fierce offensive pursuit of 「猛追」.

Use 「猛追」 for pursuing with fierce momentum, as in 「首位を猛追する」; it works for races and manhunts alike. For tracking or investigation say 「追跡」, and in casual speech say 「追っかける」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 猛烈もうれつな勢いきおいで追おいかけること。
Kanji in this word
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